The international effort to address three decades of violence in eastern DRC has drawn in the UN, east African troops and now a southern African force.
Asylum seekers queue outside the Home Affairs office in Cape Town to extend their asylum seeker permits.
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South Africa’s experience with renewable energy procurement provides valuable insights – what to do and what not to do – about management of the climate transition.
Des femmes tiennent des banderoles lors d'une manifestation sur la “violence contre les femmes” à Rabat, au Maroc, le 8 mars 2018.
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Le Maroc peut devenir le pays avant-gardiste du monde arabe en adoptant l’égalité, les libertés individuelles et la démocratie qui peuvent s’avérer compatibles avec un islam moderne et humaniste.
Palestinian children amid homes in Gaza reduced by rubble by Israeli bombs.
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The European bourgeoisie could not forgive Hitler because he applied in Europe colonialist procedures previously reserved for the supposedly inferior Arabs, Indians, and Africans.
Populist politicians accuse the judiciary of stalling societal changes.
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In rural Ghana, only 18% of patients believe elephantiasis is a disease. Some others think it is caused by curses or even rain. Only by understanding local beliefs can it be treated effectively.
View south across the Akosombo Dam before the flooding.
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The past two years have seen groundbreaking advances in the fight against malaria with the development of two vaccines. But demand far exceeds supply, so rollouts need to be carefully managed.
Africa bears the heaviest burden of antimicrobial resistance, a phenomenon fuelled largely by poverty, But there are encouraging signs that the continent is taking action to fight it.
Students are not adopting digital and AI-powered tools uncritically.
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The negative investor sentiment and massive capital flight could be reversed by improved governance and accountability.
(R to L) Police minister Bheki Cele, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Fannie Masemola, the head of police, at the 2022 South African Police Service Commemoration Day.
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Government departments, civil society groups and the private sector should pool resources and work together in a co-ordinated manner to prevent violent crime.
Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
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Antimicrobial resistance is an epidemic that kills close to 5 million people annually. The solutions are complex and must take into account the needs of the poor.
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan in October 2023.
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Smallholder farmers are bearing the brunt of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Deliberate steps are required to support them and boost agricultural output,
Fragile countries, including Somalia, make up 24% of the world’s population and 73% of its extreme poor.
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Cuts in development aid could contribute to global instability; violent conflict is already on the rise in countries that rely heavily on foreign assistance